February 2020

Kamelus Nampung, one of the Manggarai people who live on the Indonesian island of Flores, cooks a giant rat.…

The deteriorating security situation in Yemen poses methodological and practical challenges. But, research and…

It was a pleasure to see so many SUNTA members at our business meeting in Vancouver, where we recognized SUNTA…

The Egyptians began constructing Karnak temple around 4,000 years ago. Archaeological evidence suggests…

For Hong Kongers, kendo offers practice in the pursuit of self-cultivation and ethical work. This piece is part of…

Widely recognized for his fieldwork among the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, Paul Radin…

In Brazil and Kentucky, rural populations are producing media content to take on marginalization and…

Welcome to our first podcast of 2020! And to kick of the new year season of TFS, we are joined by the lovely Kirsty…

NASA painted this U-2 plane to cover up its real purpose: espionage. Armstrong Flight Research Center/NASA…

How an Instagram-based gossip franchise allows celebrities to manage the authenticity of their public personae.…

At Ghana’s Kumasi Central Market gossip is more than idle talk. It helps traders mitigate economic risk and boost…

Tea sipping has a distinctly queer pedigree. To serve tea properly, one must be skilled in the art of verbal…

Gossip and rumor are important informal modes of communication, influencing public opinion and individual actions.…

For international aid workers, gossip is a means of navigating a complex industry and acquiring essential…

The internet doesn’t agree on much these days. But there is one indisputable fact: Baby Yoda is absolutely…

Trump’s Twitter intimidation may have been politically expedient bluster. But, it threatened our collective…

by TAHNI CANDELARIA - How did you two meet again? - Let’s head back to the yacht club for sunset. - What happened…

1931–2019 “I knew what it meant to be a ‘true believer’ just as I knew what it meant to truly disbelieve.” (1996,…

1931–2019 Naomi Katz genuinely loved anthropology. Questions that it posed about the nature of society and the…

1930–2019 Mischa Penn passed away on December 7, 2019, at age 89. He was a longtime member of the Anthropology…

Chocolate comes from processing the seeds found in the fruit, or “pods” (shown here), of the cacao tree.…

At this year’s Annual Meeting, the Society for East Asian Anthropology (SEAA) hosted a range of activities,…

The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a next-generation observatory currently under development that has created a…

While Joe Biden made his closing remarks at the Democratic Debate on September 12, 2019, in Houston, several…

Treasurer (Constantine Nakassis) The Society for Linguistic Anthropology’s (SLA) assets have grown steadily…

As millions around the world recently convened in response to a global climate emergency made all the more tangible…

[vimeo 390607435 w=350 h=197] “What can those of us who work in, and maybe even love, computing cultures do about…

Anthropologist Margaret Mead immerses herself in the community on a field trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 1957.…

A discount market on Penang Island, Malaysia, displays a face mask on a mannequin. Surgical masks are…